Special license plates; creating various special license plates; effective date.
HB 1487 creates new special license plate designs for specific organizations and causes in Oklahoma, including plates for the NAACP, National Rifle Association, Masonic Fraternity, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and others. It requires organizations to secure 100 pre-paid applications within 180 days before plates can be issued, with unused payments refunded if the threshold isn’t met. The bill also updates renewal procedures, allowing annual renewals and requiring Service Oklahoma to develop a system for licensed operators to process applications and collect fees. This procedural bill directly affects Oklahomans who wish to display these special plates by defining eligibility and application requirements.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 12, 2025
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The bill was revised during its journey from the House to the Senate floor, primarily involving formatting changes and minor text adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding special license plates remains largely unchanged, though some formatting inconsistencies were corrected and page headers were updated to reflect the Senate version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and structural updates for Senate floor processing.
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Page headers were updated from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with new date and page numbering conventions.
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing, line breaks, and alignment of text throughout the document.
Some text was reorganized for better readability, particularly in the act description and section headers.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 89 Nays: 1
lower
May 12, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/09/2025
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Transportation
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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